West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-06-30

IN the WlldefncSs, ana then began TO preach.
recognizing the fact that while people are
hungry they Will not listen and they will
not repent We want more common s0nse
In the distribution OF our charities; fewer
magnificent theories, ami more hard work
Stlil further: The great remedial Influence
is the Gospel of Christ Take that down
through tho lanes Of suffering Take that
down amid the novels OF sin Take that uD
amid the mansions and palaces Of our city.
hat rs the salt that can cure all the poisoned
fountains of public III uity. DO you know that
IN this cluster Of three cities. New York Jersey
CITY anu Brooklyn, there are n great mui,I-
tude OF no neleSs children. Y GU see speak moro
in regard TO the youth and the children OF the
cOGntry, because old villains arc seldom ro-
fouuCi, and therefore talk more about the
little ones They sleep under the stoOps, in the
burncl-Out safe. in the wagons i'm the streets
/ on the bargeS, wherever they can get board
q cover them And in the summer they slceD
all night long in the parks Their restitution
is well sot forth by an incident. A city
missionary asked one OF them: Where
is your homet SAID he: 81 don't have no
home. Sir" well. where are your father
nld motheri' They arc dead sir" Did
YOU ever hear of Jcs Is Christi ''No I don't
think l ever heard of Him. "Did you ever
hc1r OF GOdH "Nes I've heard OF Col
Some of the poor people think IL kind of lucky
at night % say something over about that be-
fore thoy 90 10 sleep. Yes, sir I've heard OF
Him Think of a conversation like that i'm
n Christian city.
How many arc waiting for Won 60 come out
i'm the spirit OF tie Lord Jesus Christ and
rescue them from the wTetchcdncss herol Oh,
/ that the Church Of God had arms long
enough and hearts warm enough TO take them
up, How many OF them there arel As wa
\ thinking OF the subject this morning, II
seemed T. mo rs though there was great
/ brink, and that these little ones W.T.
/ cut and torn feet were coming o.
\ toward it, And here is group o
/ orphans. o fathers and mothers, what do
/ you think Of these fatherloSs and mother.ess
/ little onesi No hand at home TO take cars OF
/ their apparel. no heart TO pity them Said one
little one when the mother died: who viii
tax care of my clothes nowF' The little ones
are thrown out in this great cold world They
are shivcring on the brink like lambs on the
/ verge Of a precipice. Does not your blood run
cold rs they go over it,
And here Is another group that come on to
ward the precipice I hey are the children OF
/ besottcd parents. They are worse Off than
. orphans; Look at that pale cheek; woe
bleached IT, Look at that cash across the
. forehead; the father struck it. Hear that
heart piercing cry; "A drunken mothers
. blasphemy compelled IT, And we
come out aud we say: 80 yo
suffering, peeled AMI blistered ones,
san Is of voices. ''Thc path we travel is
steep down, and we can't stop. Too late!"
. And we catch our breath and we make a ter
rife cutlery. 'Too ltte!" is 90 hoed from the
garnet 10 cellar, from the gin-shop and from
brothcl TOO latep 1t is too late, and they
go over.
Here is another group, an army OF
neglected children. They come on toward
the brink, and every time they step ten
thousand hearts break. The ground is red
with the blood of their feet. The Gir is heavy
with their groans. Their ranks are being
I filed up from all the houses of ini1uty md
shame Skeleton Despair pushes them on 20
ward the brink. The death-lnell has already
/ begun TO toll and the angels of
God hover like birds over the plunge
dren are on the brink they halt, and throw
out their hands, and cry: Help! help!" o
Church OF God viii YOU help! Men and
women bought by the boot OF the Son of
God, will you heipi while Christ cries from
the heavens: Save them from going down;
am the ransom
l stopped on the street and just looked at
the face of one OF those little ones Have YOU
/ ever examined tho faces OF the neglected Shil-
dren Of the poori Other chi d EN- have glad
ness in their faces. When a group of them
rush across the road, IL seems as though a
spring gust had uuloose, ed an orchard OF
] apple blossoms But ii Is children of the
poor. There is but little ring i'm their laughter
aud 1t stops quick, as though some bitter
memory trippei y. They have an old walk
/ They DO rot skip or run up on the lumber
Just for the pleasure of lcaDing down They
never bathcd in the mountain stream. They
never Waded in the brook for pebbles They
never chased the butterfly across the lawn,
putting their hat right dOwa where 10 was
Just before. Childhood has been dashed out of
them. Want waved Is wizard wand above the
manager OF their birth, and withcred leaves
are lying where Col intended a budding giant
oil battle. Once in a while one OF these chill
dren gets cut. Here IS one, for instance At
ten years Of age ne is sent out by his parents,
who say 70 him Here is a basket-now
80 of and beg and steal" The boy
says can't steal They kick
him into a corner That night he puts his
swollen head into the straw; but voice
comes from heaven, saving: Courage poor
bog, courage" Covering up his head from
the bo1stality, and stopping his ears from
tle curS.ng he gots on, better and better.
tie washes MS la % clean at the public hy-
dIant With few pennies got at running
rands, n gets a better coat. Rough
men, knowing tlat ne comes from a low
s.rce' say: Back with you, You little
villain. 20 the pa'e whore you came from
Eut that night the boy says: "Gol help me-
} can 20 back. and quicker than ever
Lord &c pond from the heavens: Courage,
poor hoy, courage His bright face gets
hun p1sit o.. After n while he is second
CLERK Years PAS, on and he is first clerk
frats pass ON. The glory OF young manhood
.It't 'uln com into the I'm. lie goes
OBJ ir'H one business su CESS 70 another He
uo- 1oa. we'd gTclt fortne lie is the friend
It the church OF God, tn frienl OF all good
inst buttons aud one day he stand tllking TO
O. Io1ri OF IrIln o. 10 the CIamber Of
Commerce Pe1nl"say "DO YOU know who
'I'' ~ Why. taot is a merchant prince,
'1l ha was tom on Elm street But
N -iFn la if-lIN 70 MN so uHfiiuR
Latter than that: These are they which
uHc out IT great tribulatiJn, and
I1l tlor robes washed AMI made white i'm the
Iool ~. tGs Lamb. %, for some one to
.i"ih. history ~ boy heroes aud girl hero
EEo luv, triumph "a over want anistarv-
Jon ami I'ith anI rays. Yea the record
res .I.eIiy hc.u maio-mqde by the hand OF
1 d. aul whDI The. shall come al last with
t.HE. 1890 re o.eing. 10 wi take "a very brood
banner o. hnIi TIE names Of 0ll the battle
"I', "u li.h they got tho victory
So-na years a0o roughly -iat rtvg.d boy
came into my brothers Office il N.w York.
on SAID .Mr Tain g, lend mo five dol
l.r-' Nv brother sli3, "Why are voI"
The boy rap.el. "I 0m NOBODY Zen mo
fsejo.ar," what do yol want to 10 with
I've luI ne-| ".Fs.. TIE boz rell.el "my
mother is sick an pO,r,an want % go into
OH. newspaper business, auI sIa get % DO ue
iDr ler. ami ] wiII pay you back Iy brother
gave him tne five do lars OF course. u sver OK.
poet uytJ see 1ylil. hut he .ai l."Nhou wii
you pay itt' Ihs boy sail. IF viii pay 10 BOO
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"a .1i came into my brothers Olics. and sai {.
"IhHr y'Hr $50 Io.IIrs "W 1f do you
m au' Wult tive dollars" inquired my
n.otIn- Don't you remember that "a by
cam" In Bore mont. .I1ul want D tl aYr
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